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HISTORIC FORT WILLOW PRESS RELEASE DEDICATED TO THE MEN OF THE ROYAL NEWFOUNDLAND REGIMENT OF FENCIBLE INFANTRY In early 1814, 200 men of the Regiment marched

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HISTORIC
FORT WILLOW

PRESS RELEASE

DEDICATED TO THE MEN OF THE ROYAL
NEWFOUNDLAND REGIMENT OF FENCIBLE INFANTRY

In early 1814, 200 men of the Regiment
marched more than 200 miles from Kingston - across frozen Kempenfeldt Bay and
along the Nine-Mile Portage - to arrive here at the Willow Creek Depot. They
built 29 batteaux before continuing their journey down Willow Creek and the
Nottawasaga River, then across Georgian Bay to Michilimackinac (Fort Mackinac).
They took with them 30 tons of supplies, desperately needed by the British
garrison and its Native Allies, who had barely survived the winter on short
provisions.

The Royal Newfoundlanders’ heroic journey
allowed the British to retain control of the northwest, and ultimately emerge victorious
from the War of 1812.

On September 11, 2014 the Friends of Historic Fort
Willow and the Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority will dedicate a
memorial, at Fort Willow, to the men of the Royal Newfoundland Fencible
Infantry who played such a vital role in the War of 1812 and the history of
Simcoe County.

Details of the memorial and the dedication ceremony
will follow. For further information, or to become involved in this
project , contact Peter Monahan, Chair, Friends of Historic Fort Willow.